Norm's Tax Cuts by the Numbers
Representative Thurston loves to tout the fact that he has cut your taxes, and he has! Norm has publicly supported and voted for all of the six income tax cuts passed in the last 6 years. Use this calculator to see how you are taxed in Utah, how these tax cuts affect you based on your income, and how that impact compares to the top 1%.
Disclaimer: This page is intended to be an analysis of the income tax cuts that Representative Thurston has supported. I respect Norm's contributions and character. If any information presented is incomplete, inaccurate, or lacks appropriate context, I welcome feedback to ensure this resource remains balanced and substantive. My goal is to facilitate informed discussion while maintaining civility throughout the electoral process.
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Your estimated state & local tax burden
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How you compare to the top 1%
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Recent tax cuts save you
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Top 1%
Ultra-wealthy · $835,200+/yr
Sales & excise0.9%
Income tax3.9%
Property1.5%
Recent tax cuts save them
$20,502
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Summary
You
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Top 1%
6.4%
Difference
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What else could $1.4B buy?
For the amount you personally saved (—/yr), here's what we could have funded:
Universal free school meals
Every Utah K–12 student could eat breakfast and lunch for free. We could end classroom hunger and lunch debt.
$160M/yr
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Fare-free public transit
All UTA buses, TRAX, and FrontRunner rides could be completely free, reducing congestion, emissions, and transportation costs.
$50M/yr
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End sales tax on essentials
Utah still taxes groceries. Eliminating sales tax on food would save lower-income families hundreds per year.
$220M/yr
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Fix every pothole in the state
Wipe out the backlog statewide and properly fund ongoing maintenance so potholes get fixed fast.
$30M/yr
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Expand the child tax credit & EITC
A meaningful state child tax credit and earned income tax credit would put thousands back into working families' hands.
$190M/yr
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Stop ranking last in education funding
Utah ranks dead last in per-pupil spending. Reinvesting half of these cuts could move Utah to around 46th.
$750M/yr
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$1.4B
Utah's six recent income tax cuts (2020–2026) cost >$1.4 billion every year. That's money that could be funding schools, health care, transit, or other essential services.
Data sources: ITEP, "Who Pays? 7th Edition, Utah" (2023 income levels, 2024 tax law); Voices for Utah Children, "Five Cuts In: How Utah Lawmakers Are Dismantling the Income Tax." Tax burden figures represent state & local taxes as a share of income. Tax cut savings represent cumulative estimated annual averages by bracket from reducing Utah's income tax rate from 5% to 4.45%, per Voices for Utah Children. Alternative spending estimates are illustrative and based on various program cost analyses. Values between income brackets are interpolated; data may not sum to totals due to rounding.